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de·por·ta·tion
 deportation
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- pronunciation:
- di
por
teI
sh
n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
the legal expulsion from a country of an undesirable person, esp. an illegal alien or criminal.
Criminals of that era could face hanging or deportation. |
related words: |
exile, expulsion |
adjective + (n.)deportation
criminal, eligible, eventual, final, forced, immediate, immigrant, large-scale, mass, massive, official, outstanding, planned, prior, secret, subsequent, suspected, terrorist, vulnerable
verb + (n.)deportation
advocate,
appeal,
arrest,
avoid,
await,
challenge,
denounce,
deport,
detain,
escape,
face,
fear,
fight,
ignore,
initiate,
manage,
mark,
order,
organize,
prevent,
process,
protect,
protest,
qualify,
regard,
result,
risk,
schedule,
stave,
threaten
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(n.)deportation
+ verb
aim, commit, convict, delay, engage, file, issue, pursue, testify, uphold
noun + (n.)deportation
admission,
appeal,
arrest,
assurance,
border,
criminal,
denial,
detention,
enforcement,
exclusion,
fear,
gang,
hallway,
hold,
institutionalization,
jail,
non-citizen,
opposition,
prison,
prosecution,
punishment,
raid,
retaliation,
slave,
status,
summary,
surveillance,
suspension,
terrorism,
threat,
torture
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The word deportation
contains the following part:
port
Latin
root
that means carry
  Example words:
comportment, deport, deportation, deportment, disport, export, import, important, port, portable, portage, portal, portamento, portcullis, porter, portfolio, portiere, portly, rapport, report, reportage, reporter, support, transport, transportation, unimportant, unsupportable
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